Description
The manufacture and trade in crafted goods and the men and women who were involved in this industry - including metalworkers, ceramicists, silk weavers, fez-makers, blacksmiths and even barbers - lay at the social as well as the economic heart of the Ottoman empire. This comprehensive history, by leading Ottoman historian Suraiya Faroqhi, presents the definitive view of the subject, from the production and distribution of different craft objects to their use and enjoyment within the community. Faroqhi sheds new light on all aspects of artisan life, setting the concerns of individual craftsmen within the context of the broader cultural themes that connect them to the wider world. Combining social, cultural, economic, religious and historical insights, this will be the authoritative work on Ottoman artisans and guilds for many years to come.
The manufacture and trade in crafted goods and the men and women who were involved in this industry - including metalworkers, ceramicists, silk weavers, fez-makers, blacksmiths and even barbers - lay at the social as well as the economic heart of the Ottoman empire. This title sheds light on various aspects of artisan life under the Ottomans.
About the Author
Suraiya Faroqhi is Professor of History at Bilgi University, Istanbul, and the author of The Ottoman Empire and the World Around It, Pilgrims and Sultans and Subjects of the Sultan (all published by I.B. Tauris).
Reviews
"'A display of unrivalled knowledge of the sources by one of the leading historians of the Ottoman Empire.' (Erik J. Zurcher, Professor of Turkish Studies at the University of Leiden) 'A real pleasure...the main line of the argument is entirely convincing. Artisans of Emipre is learned and informative, written with evident mastery of lots of empirical material.' (Marcel van der Linden, Research Director of the International Institute of Social History, University of Amsterdam)"
Book Information
ISBN 9781848859609
Author Suraiya Faroqhi
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 391g
The manufacture and trade in crafted goods and the men and women who were involved in this industry - including metalworkers, ceramicists, silk weavers, fez-makers, blacksmiths and even barbers - lay at the social as well as the economic heart of the Ottoman empire. This title sheds light on various aspects of artisan life under the Ottomans.
About the Author
Suraiya Faroqhi is Professor of History at Bilgi University, Istanbul, and the author of The Ottoman Empire and the World Around It, Pilgrims and Sultans and Subjects of the Sultan (all published by I.B. Tauris).
Reviews
"'A display of unrivalled knowledge of the sources by one of the leading historians of the Ottoman Empire.' (Erik J. Zurcher, Professor of Turkish Studies at the University of Leiden) 'A real pleasure...the main line of the argument is entirely convincing. Artisans of Emipre is learned and informative, written with evident mastery of lots of empirical material.' (Marcel van der Linden, Research Director of the International Institute of Social History, University of Amsterdam)"
Book Information
ISBN 9781848859609
Author Suraiya Faroqhi
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 391g
